The twin towers of World Trade Center and the Pentagon are symbols of the economic and military hegemony of the US. It is
self-evident that the terrorist attacks on these two targets had enormous influence on the US and even on global politics, economy and foreign relations. West Asia and Africa, especially the Middle East including Afghanistan, is the most turbulent area on political arena in the world. The US has firmly believed that bin Laden, protected by the Taliban regime, is the organizer behind the scene of the September 11 Attacks. Having
organized a global anti-terrorism alliance, the US started a war on Afghanistan, leaving danger lurk on every side in the upheaval Middle East. Depending on its military supremacy, the US quickly drove Taliban out of the Afghan political arena; however, its anti-terrorism war can not be drawn to an end. That the US President Bush declared 2002 would be the year of war indicates America may take new actions. At present, people guess all America's next targets of strike are situated in West Asia and Africa, which adds more unknown factors to the area in the new year. In order to provide some clues to help our readers with more comprehensive and more in-depth understanding of the progress and the trend of the current situation, we organized the pen
conversations.